Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-04-12
IRELAND'S AFFAIRS
Patrick Ferron Raises His Voice
in Defense of the Oppressed People
Across the Deep.

Editor OF the Argus:
SPRINGFIELD. ILL, April 8, 1887. 1t
gives me pleasure 10 See my coHntrymen
united both in America and Ireland. Ii
is well known fact that the A 0. 81.
organization has been in trouble for some
TIME, on account of traitors in the ranks
namely: John Nolan Of New YORK,
James Z. Dunn of Chicago. and Sheridan
OF New York. The B. of L having again
realized the tricke-y and deception at
tempted TO be practiced by Nolan, Dunn,
Sheridan & Company. at its last meetr
ing affirmed its action of the previous
meeting. and sent letter to Nolan.
as much as to say that N. D Wilhere is
the only one in America that the B. OF E.
will be recognized to them as the head OF
the order IN this country. Here.
after Nolan and his hench men are
denounced. The board, after a
full investigation into the whole
matter, has resolved to repudiate the pre-
tentious of Nolan & Company. aud has
commanded them to cease deceiving their
followers with the belief that they were
recognized by the same board. Now
will advise these 1risnmeu that b I've been
led astray to fall Id line before il is too
late. | am sorry To see good ami true
men like the few in Rock island
deceived Brothers investigate this mat
ter and do not allow any man to deceive
you. | am perfectly well aware that
Nolan and those associated with him as
leaders IN the rebellion against the regu
| lar organization will keep up the farce of
pretending to have an organization
of their own as long as they can dupe
any one because they know full well that
they caunot get back themselves.
would now appeal Ia my Irish brothers
in Rock Island and elsewhere, not tu he dc
ceived or humbugged any longer Nolan
and his leaders will never again he rec
ognized ny the of f. because they
have found out his treachery and pertidy
Nolan realizes that his race is run. and ht
Is now eudeavoriug to create a split on
the other side of the Atlantic. L /
every honest Irishman investigate Tor
himself, and say whether be will sustain
leaders whose only ambition is To retain
themselves in Office by keeping up a
re be ilion, and whose only effect is t,
bring diseredit on the Irish race
When coercion with all its evils. sup
preston of the will of the people, lm,
Drisoument of the leaders Of the Irish
people, dragging Irelaud's priests into
British dungeons, rack-reutung and evad,
ing whole townlands and starvation with
all its horrible consequences, are again
put on our kindred across the Atlantic
Task IriShmen, Is now not the Iime Il
unite and show to the whole world.
| that We are one united people, deter
mined that our mother land shall he free,
In Gods name We say again to oul
brothers who have beGn he'd as,ray, IN,
vestlgate the position they have been
placed in by those socalled leaders who
stand IN the way OF united IRISH race,
aud a united Ancient Order OF Hihernlans.
Let us say We are oIce more joined to-
gether, pledged to die side nv side for
our poor and oppressed people who are
looking across the Atlantic with nili
tul eyes, as much as to say: 'tOh, VIC are
suffering, our leaders are IN prison, snd
worse than all, our poor priests ale
starving in British dungeons" Brothers
many things may take place that have
many times kept us apart in the past
which made US neglect our duty To our
country, but let us forget all these and
90 shoulder to shoulder and show Eng
land that she can no longer enslave our
people, or deprive them of their God
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